Everyone's excited for a magical Christmas ice skating where bright fairy lights decorate the trees and lovely families gliding arm in arm around an outdoor ice rink. What are you waiting for? Time to get your skates on and visit these most loved outdoor ice rinks in UK.

This year, Russia has the biggest ice skating rink in Europe and the biggest in its history. The skating rink measure up to 20,000 square metres of ice without including its surrounding infrastructures. The opening of the rink is also marked as Russia’s 150 years since it has its first public ice skating rink.

Winter rolls around and the sleds and ice skates come out of storage. People of all ages wait patiently (or impatiently) for ponds to freeze over and the first heavy snow to fall. There is something enchanting about these winter activities, especially ice skating. Here are some unique skating rinks around the world to visit.